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Mila(da) Burcikova commented on the post, Steampunk Singer and Contemporary Textile Industry ‘Ustopias’ 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Thank you, Robin, for another inspiring comment. I feel that your taking the favourite Howies jeans back to their workwear origins is a perfect illustration of the way different garments, their symbolism and their […]
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Mila(da) Burcikova commented on the post, William Morris versus Steampunk, Steampunk versus William Morris? 5 months ago
Thank you, Kevin, for a brilliant point. Yes, I also agree with you in that it seems quite hard to think of William Morris as embracing the new. Could this have to do with the black and white picture of Morris I […]
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Mila(da) Burcikova wrote a new post, William Morris versus Steampunk, Steampunk versus William Morris? 5 months ago
Steampunk is the intersection of technology and romance. http://www.steampunkworkshop.com
Top hats, corsets, chugging steam engines and adventurous gentlemen merrily exploring yet undiscovered secrets of the ever […]
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Mila(da) Burcikova commented on the post, Craft and utopianism 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Thanks, Stephen. I dare to say many at this forum (me including) do undoubtedly share your “wishful thinking”. Yes, we are still fighting the very same battle that made William Morris become a man of many […]
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Mila(da) Burcikova commented on the post, Craft and utopianism 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Stephen, thanks again for an inspiring comment. I would be very interested to know more about your thinking on this. Do you believe the comeback of local manufacturing and small specialised industries could […]
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Mila(da) Burcikova commented on the post, Craft and utopianism 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Thank you very much, Cate, Tanya and Stephen. A couple more posts on this topic shall follow in some next weeks, so it would be a great pleasure to see you back and hear your thoughts.
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Mila(da) Burcikova wrote a new post, Craft and utopianism 6 months ago
“Many things would be easier if we could eat grass”, remarks Ernst Bloch rather unexpectedly in his monumental work The Principle of Hope. Indeed, this sounds very timely in the face of the hardships of current […]
